A new sanction for Kurt Zouma? After the broadcast of the video in which the French defender mistreats one of his cats and which caused a scandal in France and England, Didier Deschamps hinted that the West Ham player could not be retained for the next matches of The french team.
Kurtz Zouma (11 selections) had been called up for the last gathering of the Blues in November. He had even been established for the last qualifying match for the World Cup in Qatar in Finland (0-2). But he might not be coming back anytime soon because of his acts of violence committed on his pet.
Asked about these facts, which continue to cause scandal, the tricolor coach condemned the behavior of the defender. “I was very surprised by Kurt. It is something that is inadmissible, intolerable and of course an unspeakable cruelty. I’m sure he was aware of it, but these images are shocking and unbearable,” said Didier Deschamps on France 3.
And the boss of the reigning world champions has implied that he could do without the former Chelsea player for the next meetings of the Blues, who are to meet in March for two friendly matches against the Côte d’ Ivoire (March 25 in Marseille) and South Africa (March 29 in Lille).
A case with multiple repercussions
“I am not a prosecutor. I’m here to make selections based on different criteria. It could have happened to me when players had made mistakes not to select them for a while, so I will not change my way of proceeding for the next list, ”he said.
The publication of the video, revealed by The Sun, has already had many repercussions for Kurt Zouma. He was fined the biggest possible fine from his club West Ham, ie 300,000 euros corresponding to two weeks’ wages and lost custody of his cats, which were recovered by the animal protection association RSPCA.
Adidas also terminated its contract with him. An online petition, which has collected more than 200,000 signatures, has been launched to demand legal action against him and several complaints have been filed, in particular by the 30 million friends foundation, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation and the SPA. And it may not be over yet…